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March 31st, 2010  Posted at   Other
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Secrets of Sit 'n' Gos: Winning Strategies for Single-table Poker Tournaments (D&B Poker)

Review

You must read this before you play another sitngo.’Dave Woods, Editor, Poker Player Magazine’Essential reading for any serious sitngo player.’Rick Dacey, Dennis Publishing

Secrets of Sit’n’gos is the ULTIMATE GUIDE to one of the most popular forms of poker. Sit’n’go tournaments are single table events usually starting with nine or ten players and paying prizes for the top three finishers. ALL serious poker websites and casinos offer Sit’n’gos – a fun and profitable way to get started in poker without having to risk a lot of money or make many difficult decisions. This book will teach you everything you need to know whether you are a beginner or an experienced poker player, including:     * how to go from being a novice to a winner using basic all-in or fold strategies    * how to apply more advanced Sit’n’go concepts such as ICM to become an expert player    * how to use computer programs effectively in making c (more…)

March 30th, 2010  Posted at   Other
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Winning Poker: 200 Rules, Techniques, and Strategies

Winning Poker is a lushly designed guide to everyone’s favorite Monday night game. It outlines the major games–Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha, Seven-Card Stud and Five-Card Stud, Five-Card Draw–as well as more outlandish versions like Baseball (and Night Baseball), High-Low, Roll Your Own, Guts, and High/Low Chicago. It also features tons of insider’s tips to keep players on their toes, including how to read an opponent’s bluff and spot a bluffer, how to analyze a game, decipher poker slang, and much more.

About the Author

Dean Matthewson is an avid Texas Hold ‘Em player who lives in Chicago, Illinois.Angie Diamond grew up in the marshlands outside of Atlantic City and now resides in St. Louis near the banks of the Mississippi, right next to the mighty riverboat casinos.

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March 28th, 2010  Posted at   Other
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The Poker Tournament Formula II: Advanced Strategies

Probably the greatest tournament poker book ever written, and the most controversial in the last decade, Snyder’s revolutionary work debunks commonly (and falsely) held beliefs.  Snyder reveals the power of chip utility – the real secret behind winning tournaments – and covers utility ranks, tournament structures, small- and long-ball strategies, patience factors, the impact of structures, crushing the Harringbots and other player types, tournament phases, and much more.  Includes big sections on Tools, Strategies, and Tournament Phases.  A must buy!

About the Author

Arnold Snyder is a regular winner in no-limit hold’em tournaments. He has been writing about casino gambling for over two decades and is widely considered one of the world’s foremost gambling authorities. In January 2003, Snyder was elected one of the seven charter members of the “Blackjack Hall of Fame.” He is the author of seven gambling books and a long-time gambling legen (more…)

March 27th, 2010  Posted at   Other
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Strategy in Poker, Business & War

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A classic introduction [to game theory] for the general reader. (Rob Norton – Fortune )Remarkably fine. (John Kenneth Galbraith )

Whether your primary interest is to improve your card game or put together a political coalition, here you will be enjoyably instructed in an approach to strategy that has caught the imagination of a generation of readers. John McDonald looks at the elusive thread of opposition and conflict that runs through human interrelationships, from the striking of a bargain to the clash of war. He discusses poker; game theory, as it applies to games but mainly to business; the strategies of buyers and sellers; and finally military and other applications. .

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March 26th, 2010  Posted at   Other
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Limit Hold'em: Winning Short-Handed Strategies

Do you play short-handed? Do you know it is the fastest growing form of poker? Do you know it can be extremely profitable? Short-handed games are extremely profitable and fun to play. Terry Borer and Lawrence Mak – two short-handed experts, and Barry Tanenbaum – one of America’s top poker coaches, will teach you how to dominate the short-handed tables, both live and on-line. You will learn: * How to optimize your strategies for 6-handed, 3-handed, and even heads-up play. * How to play every street at an expert level. * How to select your site, limit and seat for maximum profit. * How to master the mental game and cope with the swings of short-handed play. * How to exploit bonuses and get the most rakeback for your time. * How to use poker software and statistics to maximize your profits. By carefully studying the 245 quiz questions and examples in this book you will improve your game and be able to dominate and control your table.

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March 23rd, 2010  Posted at   Other
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The Game Day Poker Almanac Official Rules of Poker

Review

It’s been said that at its core, poker is a simple game. While this may be a true statement, those who haven’t thought about it much would be shocked at how many rules exist, especially for live play. The handling of buy-ins, accidentally exposed cards, players going all in, seat changes, and a myriad of other situations are all part of the poker rules that experienced players take for granted. In The Game Day Almanac Official Rules of Poker, Kelli Mix has combined some of the most respected sources on poker rules into a single volume, in an attempt to make many of these rules more accessible to the average poker player. –Nick Christenson, Poker Player Newspaper, June 23, 2008

The Game Day Poker Almanac Official Rules of Poker is the poker rulebook of the Poker Almanac brand of poker reference books. The rulebook is one of the most complete set of poker rules ever published. Chapters include the Elements of Poker, Robert’s Rules of Poker (more…)

March 1st, 2010  Posted at   Other
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The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition

The professionals of Full Tilt Poker include the best and most famous poker players in the world. Their accomplishments are unparalleled, with countless World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour championships to their names and well in excess of $100 million in winnings in private games. Now, this group of poker legends has banded together to create THE FULL TILT POKER STRATEGY GUIDE, which will stand as an instant classic of the genre and is sure to become the industry standard.

About the Author

MICHAEL CRAIG lives in Scottsdale,Arizona.

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February 28th, 2010  Posted at   Other
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Shuffle Up and Deal: The Ultimate No Limit Texas Hold 'em Guide (World Poker Tour)

From Publishers Weekly

Created for the millions of World Poker Tour (WPT) fans itching to get in on the action, this book offers no-nonsense tips for playing like a pro. Sexton, a former poker champion and spokesman for the WPT TV Show, outlines the rules and winning strategies of No Limit Texas Hold’em, a game that guarantees thrills by allowing players to bet all of their chips at one time. Responding to the rise in popularity of poker in the past few years, from TV shows to online gambling, the book contends that anyone can become a master, and it details all the tricks of the trade, from learning how to read other players to knowing how much to raise the pot. Although the tips are sometimes too abstract to be helpful-like the section on following your instincts, which vaguely insists, “you must have enough heart to take risks based on your feel for the situation”-there is enough concrete advice to truly improve one’s game. One especially insightful chapter, dedicate (more…)

February 25th, 2010  Posted at   Other
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Swayne's Advanced Degree in Hold'em

Featuring new mathematical strategies and an in-depth analysis of the psychological aspects of Texas Hold’em, this poker textbook focuses on advanced skills for experienced and professional-level players. The result of years of study, this new method of step-by-step poker techniques and strategies helps players consistently beat the odds and play winning games. Every aspect of the game is analyzed and reported on in never-before-published approaches that are designed for all forms of Hold’em—online, electronic, and conventional table games.

About the Author

Charley Swayne is a professional poker instructor and the author of Life, Etc.: Advice for the Real World. He lives in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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February 4th, 2010  Posted at   Other
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Pot-Limit Omaha Poker

Review

“Lucid, literate, and comprehensive. Dissects the complexities of this game and explains why big play strategy is the winning strategy.” — Lou Krieger”This book is very accurate technically and a great addition to poker literature.” — Bob Ciaffone

Bob Ciaffone “This book is very accurate technically and a great addition to poker literature.” Lou Krieger “Lucid, literate, and comprehensive. Dissects the complexities of this game and explains why big play strategy is the winning strategy.” Are You Ready for the Next Wave of Poker? If you’ve never tried Pot-Limit Omaha, you’re missing out on the most exciting, most lucrative cash game around. Omaha has long been one of the most popular forms of poker in Europe, as well as the Midwest and Southern United States. PLO is also the highest-stakes game in every cardroom in which the game is spread. And now it’s spreading like wildfire throughout North America. The reason is simple: Omaha offers mo (more…)

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